Françoise GAGNON

(b. 15 December 1655 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 30 May 1680 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Françoise GAGNON was born 15 December 1655 in Québec, Canada, New France

Françoise GAGNON was the child of Mathurin GAGNON (GASGNON) and Françoise GODEAU (BOUDEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON (GAIGNON) and Renée-Madeleine ROGER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Françoise married Louis PREVOST 21 February 1672 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Louis PREVOST was born abt. 1651 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died 12 May 1686 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Louis was the child of Martin PRÉVOST (PROVOST) and Marie Olivier SYLVESTRE MANITOUABEOUICH.

Françoise GAGNON died 30 May 1680 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .
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Did you know that most people with the Gagnon name came from three sons of Pierre Gagnon (Gaignon) and Renee Roger of Tourouvre, France, who came to New France (Quebec) around 1637? Mathurin, Jean and Pierre Gagnon, along with their wives did much to populate North America with the proud Gagnon surname!

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Françoise GAGNON

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Françoise GAGNON married

Louis PREVOST-- Date: 21 February 1672 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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Louis PREVOST was the child of Martin PRÉVOST (PROVOST) and Marie Olivier SYLVESTRE MANITOUABEOUICH

Name: Louis Prevost
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Spouse's Name: Francoise Gaignon
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Event Date: 21 Feb 1672
Event Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
Father's Name: Martin Prevost
Mother's Name: Marie Olivier
Spouse's Father's Name: Mathurin Gaignon
Spouse's Mother's Name: Francoise Gaudeau
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
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Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01734-5
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1018161
Reference ID: P 148

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F2KL-5XV : accessed 21 April 2015), Louis Prevost and Francoise Gaignon, 21 Feb 1672; citing Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec, reference P 148; FHL microfilm 1,018,161.

Children of Louis PREVOST and Françoise GAGNON:

Marguerite PREVOST (b.9 December 1672, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1684, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France )

Jean-François PREVOST (b.24 April 1674, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1681, , Québec Province, Canada )

Marie-Anne PREVOST (b.abt. 1676, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean DAVID 4 November 1692 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
m. Clement LANGLOIS 25 June 1704 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Louis PREVOST (b.abt. 1677, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 February 1684, Québec, Canada, New France )

Jean PREVOST (b.abt. 1679, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1655 Birth
15 December 1655
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

'Francoise was born and baptized on 15 December 1655 at Quebec. She married Louis Prevost, son of Martin and of Marie-Olivier Sylvestre, on 21 February 1672 at Chateau-Richer... Francoise died on 30 May 1680 and was buried the next day at Beauport.'

Thomas J. Laforest
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Baptism
Francoise Gaignon
15 December 1655
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Canadian Census - Beaupre
Mathurin Gaignon - 58 habittant

francoise goudrau - 30 sa femme

Marie gaignon - 16 fille

Mathurin gaignon - 12 fils

francoise gaignon - 7 fille

Margueritte Gaignon - 3 fille

Jacques Gaignon - 1 fils

Jean Auty - 22 domestique engaigé

Et thomas Langlois - 20 aussy domestique Engaigé

The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1672 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GAGNON and Louis PREVOST 21 February 1672 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 16 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Marguerite PREVOST was born 9 December 1672, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Françoise was 16 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Jean-François PREVOST was born 24 April 1674, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Françoise was 18 years old.